Wuthering Heights in Southampton

A new production of Lucy Gough's adaptation of Wuthering Heights opens today, January 27, in Southampton:

Maskers Theatre Company presents
Wuthering Heightsadapted by Lucy Gough

Director ... Paul Green
Cast ... Lydia Longman, George Attwill, Sarah Russell, Georgia Humphrey, Jonathan Marmont, Michelle Heffer, George Davies

The Nuffield Theatre
27 to 31 January 2015 at 7:30pm
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is one of the most enduring love stories of all time. This vibrant and exhilarating adaptation uses exciting physical theatre techniques to bring the audience a thrilling theatrical experience.

Synopsis
Emily Brontë's Gothic tale of tortured love is brought to the stage in all its turbulent, passionate glory in this exhilarating and vibrant adaptation by Lucy Gough. Growing up together on the Yorkshire Moors, Catherine Earnshaw and the gypsy Heathcliff are inseparable after he is adopted into her family. But when Catherine marries the refined Edgar Linton, Heathcliff sets his mind to revenge. Their destructive relationship is one of the most enduring love stories of English literature. The story is told in its entirety, showing the doomed relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff and the consequences suffered by their respective children, Cathy and Linton. With a strong physical element, this highly visual production has the moors as a tangible character and Catherine's ghost is a constant presence. Don't miss what is surely one of the most famous and enduring love stories of all time.